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Kate Chopin House Burns

National Landmark ‘Kate Chopin House’ is lost to fire

On October 1, 2008 By

The Kate Chopin House, named for the legendary feminist writer who lived there during the 1880s, burned to the ground in an early morning fire today.

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Andrew Ferrell examines a broken headstone of a tomb in American Cemetery, Natchitoches, Louisiana.

Heritage Area Awards Cemetery Renovation Grant

On April 19, 2007 By

The Cane River National Heritage Area awarded $175,000 in 2001 to 12 programs and individuals for research, development and historic preservation projects. Among these, the American Cemetery Association was awarded a $35,000 grant to restore the American Cemetery located in the National Historic Landmark District of Natchitoches, Louisiana.

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